GE H
EALTHCARE
DRAFT
V
OLUSON
E8 / V
OLUSON
E6
D
IRECTION
KTD102576, R
EVISION
7
DRAFT (A
UGUST
23, 2012)
S
ERVICE
M
ANUAL
Chapter 4 - Functional Checks
4-25
4-4-8
Generic Measurements
NOTE:
Different menus are displayed depending on:
• the currently selected Application and Display Mode,
• the selected “Study”,
• and the settings in the Measure Setup -
MEASURE & CALC
page.
For further details refer to the Voluson E8 / Voluson E6 Basic User Manual.
NOTE:
The following instructions assume that you first scan the patient and then press
FREEZE
.
4-4-8-1
Distance and Tissue Depth Measurements (2D and M Mode)
1.) Press the
CALIPER
key and then touch GENERIC DIST. on the Touch Panel.
2.) Touch the appropriate item on the Touch Panel. An active cursor appears.
3.) To position the active cursor at the start point (distance) or the most anterior point (tissue
depth), move the
TRACKBALL
.
4.) To fix the start point, press
SET
(the right or left trackball key).
The system fixes the first cursor and displays a second active caliper.
5.) To position the second active caliper at the end point (distance) or the most posterior point
(tissue depth), move the
TRACKBALL
.
6.) To complete the measurement, press
SET
.
The system displays the distance or tissue depth value in the measurement results window.
Before you complete a measurement:
To toggle between active calipers, or to re-adjust the traced line, press the upper trackball key.
To erase results, touch the DELETE key on the Touch Panel, press the
CLEAR ALL
key on the
control panel or the
DELETE MEAS.
key on the keyboard.
NOTE:
To alternate the control from one cursor to the other, press
CHANGE
(the upper trackball key).
To re-adjust a traced line, press
UNDO
(the upper trackball key) repeatedly.
NOTE:
To exit Generic measurements, touch the
EXIT
key on the Touch Panel, press the
CALIPER
key or the
EXIT
key on the control panel.
General remarks to perform Generic Measurements:
• By pressing the
CALIPER
key on the control panel the Generic Measurement function is switched on.
• Positioning of measurement marks is done with the
TRACKBALL
.
• Entering and storage of measuring marks is done with
SET
(right or left trackball key).
• To change measuring marks before completion press
CHANGE
(upper trackball key).
• Depending on the setting in the Measure Setup, also the
FREEZE
key can be used for confirming the
last measuring mark of the currently performed measurement.
• The status bar area shows the current function of the trackball.
• To cancel the measurement of the currently selected item, touch CANCEL on the Touch Panel.
• To delete all measurement results of the selected “Study” from the monitor as well as from the
corresponding Worksheet, touch the CLEAR STUDY key on the Touch Panel.
• All measurement results will be automatically included in the “Generic” patient worksheet.
• To erase measurement results from the screen, press the
CLEAR
key on the control panel or press
the
DEL
key on the keyboard.
• To exit from Generic measurements touch the EXIT key on the Touch Panel, press the
CALIPER
key
or the
EXIT
key on the control panel.
